Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
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# `9 G( O @2 ISCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.% F3 ~( Q! ^* ?. t
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The 11-year-old medium sulphur-crested cockatoo lifts his legs, squawks and bobs his head, flashing his bright yellow crest to the beat of the boy band's "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)." He even takes a bow with a vigorous bob of his head at the end of the 1997 pop tune.
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When Snowball was given to a bird rescue shelter a few months ago, the man included the CD and instructions to watch his reaction.: ]% [9 m. o9 w2 M* m, G' l
0 S |: k" c% ]Irena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.
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( E! |2 j Y8 u. n+ f, Y"I'm thinking, 'What on earth is this? This is unreal,"' said Irena, who runs Bird Lovers Only Rescue with her husband, Chuck.- H/ A( t% R0 g7 M2 x: D6 y0 N
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The couple said they have been contacted by people from around the world who have watched Snowball on the video-sharing website YouTube.# \" j6 [" M+ J
4 G9 H4 r1 e# Q9 [; c% J8 ?5 h) A' lThe northwestern Indiana couple have more than 30 birds in their home and many are available for adoption. "He makes a great spokesbird for the rescue," Chuck Schulz said.
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"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |